SIMBEX 2018 will mark silver jubilee of exercise and will be largest edition since 1994 in terms of scale and complexity.

National Current Affairs

Today (11th November) is National Education Day.

This day is observed to commemorate the birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, the first education minister of independent India, who served from 15 August 1947 until 2 February 1958.

The Bharat Ratna recipient was not only responsible for streamlining
Indian education system but also foresaw the establishment of the first
IIT, IISc, and the University Grants Commission in his tenure.

Bihar government has approved a proposal to pay Rs 25000 to every girl graduating in 2018 and onwards.

The one-time payment will be made to every girl who graduated from the colleges of the state on or after April 2018, irrespective of the pass division, community or region.

24th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) began at Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata.

This festival was inaugurated by Bollywood Actor Amitabh Bachchan in the presence of West Bengal chief minister Mamta Banerjee.

This festival will serve as a platform to showcase cinemas across the globe.

Around 171 films and 150 short and documentary films from 70 countries will be screened at the festival.

This edition will also celebrate 100 years of Bengali cinema by screening classics by auteurs.

Banking, Business & Economic Affairs

The American multinational financial services corporation, American Express today won approval to clear card payments in China.

With this, the company became 1st foreign payments company allowed to build a network in China.